DHAKA, 15 April 2021 (TON): The doctor fined Tk 3,000 for violating the pandemic protocol has been exempted from paying the sum.
Nazmul Haque, a doctor working at Square Hospital’s COVID unit was fined on the first day of the lockdown on his way to work.
The incident went viral with criticism on the social media.
Mohammad Jahangir Hossain, joint commissioner of traffic police said, "The authorities decided to waive the Tk 3,000 fine considering the overall situation."
On Wednesday, Nazmul was travelling to the hospital from his village in Munshiganj after his father was diagnosed with the corona-virus.
According to the doctor’s verdict, the police stopped him at a checkpoint near the High Court and fined him even after he showed his ID card.
Hours later, the traffic police waived the fine.
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